In addition to population growth, other demographic issues are taking on political, economic and social importance. Population ageing is one of them, owing to its significant repercussions on the development of countries and the wide range of sectors affected such as health, education, infrastructu...

Foreword Since the early 1990s, ECLAC has been advocating a new development paradigm that is better suited to a globalized world of open economies. While retaining the Commission's longstanding focus on seeking out positive synergies between economic growth and social equity as...